The Marvellous World of Belahan Jiwa

Selasa, 27 Mei 2008







Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
Touching words from the mouth of babies.





What does Love mean?


A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?"



The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:


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"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got
arthritis too. That's love."
*Rebecca - age 8*

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"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."
*Billy - age 4*

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"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
*Karl - age 5*

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"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your french fries without making them give you any of theirs."
*Chrissy - age 6*

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"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
*Terri - age 4*

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"Love is when my Mommy makes coffee for my Daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."
*Danny - age 7*

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"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"
*Emily - age 8*

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"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."
*Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)*

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"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate."
*Nikka - age 6*
We need a few million more Nikka's on this planet


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"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, and then he wears it everyday."
*Noelle - age 7*

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"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."
*Tommy - age 6*

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"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my Daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore."
*Cindy - age 8 *

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"My Mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."
*Clare - age 6*

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"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
*Elaine - age 5*

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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
*Chris - age 7*

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"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."
*Mary Ann - age 4*

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"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
*Lauren - age 4*

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"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (What an image)
*Karen - age 7*

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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."
*Mark - age 6*

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"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."
*Jessica - age 8*

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And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbour was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbour, the little boy said,
"Nothing, I just helped him cry"


Benarkah... bila kita jatuh cinta, kita telah memberi hak kepada dia untuk melukakan kita?
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Rabu, 21 Mei 2008



A new study out of the University of Denver showed that couples who have more fun time together also report more marital satisfaction and good feelings about their partner. This seems rather obvious I suppose, but the interesting thing is that for the most part couples are working very hard to be able to afford some fun and yet they aren’t taking any time to do that. In fact, another recent study found that couples are spending less time together than ever. Between trying to make a living in these tough economic times and being a very present parent, couples are finding it hard to make some “we” time. Sadly, the fact remains that no fun times may lead to real marital disaster, which besides being painfully tragic, costs a whole lot of money that most couples can afford even less.

In addition, men and women seem to have different definitions of fun. Men define play by a shared activity, like going to a game or playing tennis together. Women define play by getting to have intimate conversation like they would with a close friend. This means that each needs to know what fun is to the other and make some attempt to meld those two wishes.

Watching TV or being on the computer do not qualify as having fun together: They are really solitary experiences. Fun is best achieved through doing something new and even somewhat exciting! This builds great memories and a history together of good times. So try something you haven’t done before with your mate, stretch yourself and make it a little exciting, too (rock climbing anyone?) When time is short try cooking together while talking or going to the coffee shop for a quick cup.

* taken from: On the Couch with Dr. Gail Saltz *
read more "Couples Who Play Together Stay Together"

Sabtu, 17 Mei 2008






Hr Sabtu akhirna BJers jd jg main bowling lg di PasFes .....
Seru abiiiieezzzz ..... ktawa terus g brenti, hhihihiihihihi....
Below are do-ber dr Babang, dibagi 3 chapter .... ya iyalah, namana juga do-ber aliyas dongeng bersambung ;p




Maksibar at Pas Fes


Siang menjelang di pasar festival. Dari saat mbah lagi di jalan menuju pasfes, ntu handphone dah mulai ramai berkicau ame fans mbah. Yah ade nyang kirim sms, ade nyang telepon, malah ade juge nyang kirim mms. Loh kok kirim mms ke mbah....... gubraksss......... hehehhehehe...........
Siang ntu cerah, kagak ade mendungnye. Keknye pas banget buat acara kite. Mommy tercintah dah ngasih kabar bakal agak telat karena ade keperluan bentar....... ya udeh ga ape........ kali aje urusan jodoh kan yeeee.....amieennnnn.......

Akhirnye mbah nyampe juga di food courtnye......... loh kok tiba2 orang2 pada bediri. Trusan buru2 ngeluarin buku, handphone......trus ngeluarin kamera juga...... loh kok pade tahu sih mbah ade acara di pasar festival...... ya ampyuuuuuun..........*panik ngeliat fans bejubel....... buru2 sembunyi di pojokan trusan celingak celinguk nyari BJers*
akhirnye ade kontak ma Fandy nyang katenye dah nyampe duluan........ "dimana mbah......." di seberang ade nyang nanya.......
"mbah di pojokan nih....... lagi ngindarin fans nyang dah pade histeris karena mbah tiba2 ngilang" mbah jawab.........
"ya udeh mbah........bentaran fansnye aye singkirin dulu......takut acare kite batal nih......" die ngejawab lagi........."iye kudu cepetan nih......soalnye dah pade dateng BJers........nanti pade bingung BJers ngeliatin mbah dikerubungin gitu......." gubraksssss........

Akhirnye setelah ribuan fans dapat disingkirkan, kondisi food court akhirnye aman sentosa. Muke Fandy ame Intan akhirnye nungul juga........... Nih pasangan emang dari dulu kaga bisa dipisahin........ kalo ibarat pepatah mah yah naek taksi sambil makan ketan...........ade Fandy ya kudu ade Intan........gubrakssss...........
Akhirnye kite milih makan di pojokan...........*ya takut aje kalo di tengah dikit tiba2 pade rame lagi fans mbah.......*

Baru aje kite duduk bentaran, si manis dateng sambil bawa tas isi kulkas......... gubraksss........ *geleng2 kepala.....maksudnye ape mbah....* ya gitu deh............ keknya ade nyang diusir ma nyang punya kost akhirnye kudu bawa baju ame segale perlengkapan ke pasfes......hihihihihi............ setelah mesen makan siang, kite mulai dah cerita2......... Fandy biase ceritanye kaga jauh dari bisnis........... trusan pade nanya2 seru2an di ciawi kemaren ntu........*duh kalo mau mbah cerita seru2an ciawi bisa2 ampe selasa siang kite masih di food court kali...... gubraaaakssss...*

Herlina *tariiiiikkkkk maaaaangggg* dateng sambil laporan bahwa dienye bawa rujak pesenan Mommy.........* duh Mommy, ini kite mau maen bowling.........nape pesen rujak....... gubraks .....* trusan Adam and Ajir dateng............kalo Adam ntu member baru tapi sebenernya dah lama ikutan acara BJ............ katenye Adam sih dienye dipaksa masuk BJ.......kaga tahu dah dipaksa pake konde, senyum, stlobeli ato ape........... kalo pake senjata tajam mah kaga mungkin.......... bise2 dienye ngeluarin jurusnye.......waaattttttaaaaaaa..............*gubraksss.......*

Akhirnye Veronica ame Upa juga dateng..........*duh Upa, ampe bela2in dari bogor mau ketemu ma mbah lagi........duh.......* Hannie juga dateng.......... duh kerasa lama ga ketemu yeee.......... Akhirnye Mommy dateng juga......... dan siang ntu Mommy muncul dengan tampilan rambut baru......... *biasa mau nebar pesona........... biarin aje jangan dipegangin........*
Baru aje Mommy mangap mau mesen makan langsung disuruh berenti........ durasinye dah lewat nih maksibar........cuman nunggu Upa ajah selese makan abisan ntu mau langsung ke lintasan boling ....... akhirnye Mommy ngerti..........

Setelah semuanye selese makan, kite mulai beranjak pindah tempat ke JBC....... eh tahu2 mas Indra nungul and arahnye menuju food court.......duh mas, dah lewat jam 2 nih.......langsung ajah ke JBC......... loh loh, kok kok..........mane ntu nyang dijanjiin mau dibawa? Karungnye aje kaga keliatan............kok kok.......loh loh...........waduh lupa kali yeee.......biasa........pan businesss man....... hehehehehe.......... ya udeh mas Indra langsung aje digeret di bawa ke JBC......... Dan seperti nyang dah diomongin, dah ade BJers nyang emang ga ikutan maksibar tapi langsung ikutan bowling.......ade Nia ms stlobeli, ade mbak Holily, ade Dira, ade juga temennya Nia.. Hendro, Noboru ama Nana yeeee kalo ga salah............
langsung deh BJers cipika cipiki......... duh akhirnye pade ngumpul semue........rame pisan......... lebih 20 BJers ngumpul..............

Trus gimane mbah maen bowlingnye......... tunggu bentaran yee ceritanye........


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Bowling Game - Fight till the last ball


Kite baru aje selese ngebagi team buat game pertama, Toet tiba2 muncul.......... *pantesan sebelum Toet masuk JBC dikejutkan suara motor meraung-raung...... gubrakss.... * trus gimane nih Toet.......ya udeh ikutan game kedua yeeee.......

Game pertama dibagi menjadi tiga team..........dari awal game keliatan banget team yang dikomandanin ame Nia udah mimpin jauh. Ga ketulungan ini mah.........*gimane kaga menang ade nyang ngelempar bolanye dah kayak mau perang.......*ngelirik ke Adam.... waaaaatttttaaaa .......* Teamnye mbah bolak balik aje ntu Fandy ngelemparnye kalo kaga ke kiri ya ke kanan......... " maksudnye ape mbah...." ya gitu deh........ nol maning nol maning pointnye......gubrakkss.......... Herlina ame Febi lumayan lah permaenannye........ pokoknye intinye game pertama Nia and her gang menang mutlak.........

Masuk ke game kedua, team dibagi menjadi 4 team.........kok loh loh kok............ mas Indra ma Dira tiba-tiba minta ijin pulang......kok loh loh kok....... loh loh kok kok.........ade ape nih tiba-tiba ijinnye bareng..........*kudu ade team investigasi ini mah...........* hehehehehehe.......... ya udeh ga apa........hati2 ajah ya di jalannye.........

Setelah team dibagi sukses, permaenan baru aja mau dimulai tiba2 muncul Diana Saadah *ini namanye ngambil nama gedung di cawang ato gedung di cawang nyang ngambil name die......gubrakssss.......* Ya gimane dong.......ya udeh kek Toet aje........maen di game 3 ajah yah........
Game kedua ini masing2 team setelah dipisah dari team awal keliatan banget
seimbangnya permaenannye.......... Dan yang mengejutkan........ Fandy mendapatkan inspirasi setelah bergabung dengan neng Tria......... tiba2 ajah permaenan terbaeknya muncul.......... kalo di game pertama team Nia menang, kali ini team Tria menang......... Adam nyang di game pertama bermaen luar biasa tiba2 drop........ Ape mungkin karena gabung ma Upa yeee...... kali aje dienye takjub ngeliat orang maen bowling kalo kaga nyungsruk ya pake jurus Ngasih Makan Ayam gitu .........

Sedangkan team mbah lumayan permaenannya walo kalah juga....... Ajir ame Toet lumayan. ........ ya kaga malu2in mbah banget deh.........walo di awal Toet bikin kejutan bikin strike dengan gaya melintirnye, pade akhirnye belakangan seringan kiri kanan aje ntu lemparan...... Ya ga ape Toet........ emang bener kali yah abis sembuh ntu kaki ame tangan sarafnye lurus......... baru jadi ketahuan kalo pas nyang dulu maen bowling ntu karena syarafnye lagi bengkok2 gitu makanye bisa sering strike....... gubrakssss pingsan.........

Permaenan nyang laen ok jg. Noboru ame Nana bermaen baek........*nih orang kudu diajak masuk BJ ya neng Nia.........* Hannie juga ok...... Herlina juga........ Holily juga.........wah pokoknye semuanya ngeluarin kemampuan terbaik mereka nyang pas pasan ntu...... gubraksss........... hehehehehe........
Ga ape kali dibandingin ma Mommy nyang asyik2 aje ngerujak di pojokan......... kalo kite mah ngos2an ngeboling, eh dienye ngos2an ngerujak......gubrakksss.......

Game ketiga adalah game gender battle....... tapi emang karena durennye tinggal tiga, ya akhirnye pasrah ngelawan team stlobeli ame team bunyet nyang anggotanya empat orang......... dan team duren akhirnye beranggotakan mbah, Adam *waaaaattttttaaaaaa*, ma Ajir........ bunyet kaga salah lagi neng Tria, Toet, Diana Saadah ma Upa... sedangkan stlobeli Nia *neng kite dangdutan yuuuuuukkkk*, Febi, Herlina ame Hannie...........
Dan yup........ pertarungan sangat ketat antara team duren ma stlobeli....... team bunyet nyang diprediksi memberikan perlawanan akhirnye nyerah ame dua team laennye......... team duren ma team stlobeli kejar mengejar poin.......... dan akhirnye si goyang karawang Herlina sukses memastikan kemenangan team stlobeli dengan hanya unggul 2 poin saja.......lemparan terakhirnya memberikan poin yang membawa kemenangan team stlobeli atas team duren and team bunyet..........

Walo kembali kalah, team duren berbesar hati atas kekalahan keduanya ini......... tidak beralasan karena anggota team hanya tiga orang saja......kalah ya kalah ......... ya kan........ Selamat buat team stlobeli.........
Loh loh kok kok........team bunyet pade nangis kejer yaaa......... oh iye pan jadi kuncen...........gubrakss........... Tria sibuk ngeraba-raba jakunnye......... Upa juga sibuk nyungsruk........ Toet udah kaga keliatan kerendem ma air matenye........ Diana Saadah ape lagi....... sibuk meresin kaen pel air matenye........ gubrakkkss......

Duh kok jadi laper yeee abisan maen bowling.........duh ga kerasa dah malam....... tapi ade juga BJers nyang kudu duluan pulang.......... ya udah ga apa...... kan dah ketemu ma mbah....... iye kan......... gubraksss.........
Akhirnye BJers ngelanjutin acara ke Plaza Indo........ Ceritanye?....... Bentaran dulu yaaahhhhh...........


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Dinner and Story of Muaaaaaaahhhhhaaaalllllll


Menjelang malam di pasar festival. All BJers dah cape abis. Adam dah keabisan tenaga....... yah kalo batere mah kudu di charge ulang biar aktif lagi........ waaaatttttaaaaawww............... Eh Hannie Bunny and beberapa BJers minta ijin kembali ke haribaannya masing-masing alias pulang.......... *keknya Hannie cocok dikasih gelar Ms Half Time nih.........*
Awalnye Adam and Ajir mau balik........ katenye ade acara............ tapi dibawah todongan senyuman pere se BJ nyang ikut, akhirnye mereka pasrah ikut.. Diana Saadah nyang kudu juga balik ke menara saadah ternyata mau juga ikutan dinner bareng............ *loh mbah ngapain die ke sono.......... hehehehehehe............ stttttt pan die nyang punya.......gubrakssss*

Awalnye terjadi perebutan dan sedikit pertumpahan darah antar pere BJ ketika tiba saat pembagian mobil........... ntu pere memperebutkan mobil nyang ditumpangin ma Adam and Ajir........."loh kok ga rebutan ma mbah ? Ya kasih angin seger bentar ya ga apa kan......palingan juga balik lagi ke mbah.......... gubraksss........"
Akhirnye Nia and Upa sukses mengambil tempat bersama Adam and Ajir beserta Diana Saadah . Sedangkan mbah gabung sama Mommy, Febi, Tria, Herlina, and Toet.......... dan tentunya kite naek mascot mobil BJ - ceu mumunnye neng Tria..........

Nyampe area parkiran, neng Jakun sempat bergaya di depan kamera ntu parking
service......... *duh neng, tetep aje ntu jakun nungul.......... ade juge room controlnye pingsan semua kali begitu loe nya begaye di depan ntu kamera........ gubraksss........... duh ga kebayang musibah nyang didapat ntu nyang jaga room controlnye.......... mimpi ape mereka yakkkkk.....*
Rombongan kite duluan nyampe.......... trusan kite masih sempet ngurus2in tempat duduk biar pas buat semua......... dan akhirnye rombongan kedua akhirnye nyampe
juga......... dan denger2 sih ade nyang diapit ma dua cowok trusan dipanggil
sebagai Pujaan Hatiku.........gubraksssssss...........*ngelirik Jelambar*

Dan akhirnye dimulailah petualangan makan kita malam ntu.......... Widi dengan yakin seyakin yakinnya yakin langsung mesen bebek goreng......... Upa juga ngikutin ............ Mommy juga ngikutin.......... duh sape lagi yah nyang ngikutin.......... tapi mbah mesen mie aceh.......... Adam and Ajir mesen martabak aceh....... *kok samaan yak...........ape kalo badannye mau kurus gitu kudu mesen martabak yaah.........* Febi mesen sate padang............ dan setelah semuanye lengkap ntu makanan, biasa deh anak BJ........eh mie acehnye enak ga......... eh bebek gorengnye enak ga......... sate padangnye enak ga....... gubraksssss......... ya biasalah sambil icip2 tetangga gitu.......hiihihiihihihihi...

Tapi terlihat sekali malam itu neng Upa emang gila ame namenye cabe......... gila ajah ntu sambel merah dilahap dengan sukses........... Widi ajah nyang pake sambel hijau dah kepedesan........... *ehm, jadi mikir ntu 2 box bebek goreng nyampe dengan sukses di rumah neng Upa ape di tong sampah Baranangsiang ya...........*
Semuanya nikmatin bener ntu makanan.......... bebek gorengnya enak sih "kok pake sih mbah" ya iyalah pan mbah ga doyan bebek and jarang banget makan bebek.........
gubrakssss............
Febi berkali-kali minta bantuan untuk ngabisin sate padangnya........ jadilah mbah ama Nia datang membantu........... Mommy ternyata tak tertahankan untuk menghabiskan ntu bebek gorengnye.......... kaga ade komentar tahu2 dah abis sepiring2nye....... gubraksssss........

Foto2 adalah agenda rutin dan resmi dari BJ. Jadi abisan makan, mulailah kite bergaye buat foto-foto. Berkali-kali kite difoto apalagi mbah...... gubraksss........... and neng Nia nyang emang karena tempat duduknye nyang bisa pindah2 ato emang dienye nyang pengen difoto, bisa ajah ambil posisi pas biar masuk frame ntu foto....... gubraksss.........

Abisan foto-foto, ternyata ntu laki dua - Adam and Ajir beserta Diana Saadah pamit pulang........ ya sudahlah dengan sukses diijinkan...........
Setelah bosan duduk, akhirnya kita melangkah ke toko kue deket food court..........
dan akhirnya emosi Nia tak terbendung lagi begitu melihat ntu kaaastangel dijual.......... aer matanye tak terbendung membayangkan janji seseorang nyang mau bawa kaastangel nyang pade akhirnye karungnye aje kaga keliatan ntu sore........ gubraksss ............. Dan begitu mgeliat ke mbah, mbah cmn komentar...... "toplesnya ajah muaaaaahaaaaaallllllll" gubrakssss........... hehehehehhehe....... Akhirnye kite cuman sukses belanja kue ala 80an ntu......... Mommy keknye doyan banget yakkk.......... keknye die makannye sambil ngebayangin jaman 80an ntu kali ye........ pas dienye lagi jadi ratu konde.........gubrakssss........ eh tau2 neng Jakun beli gipang nyang harganye gila........ "plastiknya ajah muaaaaaahhhhaaallllllll" ......gubrakssss.........

Akhirnye tiba juga saatnye berpisah. Angin malam mengantar Bjers kembali ke
rumah masing2......... "kalo Febi mah kaga angin aje ......kan mbah nganterin...... gubraaakksss" hehehehehe........ Iye dianterin kok tapi emang karena dah malem banget........ ya terpaksa kita berpisah di halte busway Harmoni........... abisan ntu Febi langsung loncat lewat ntu jembatan and melayang ke kosannye.......... gubrakssssss.........



*by Parlagutan H. Harahap*
read more "BJers' Ultimate Bowling Match"

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